In the information given by Apollodorus, he refers to Demeter as Demeter, whereas Ovid refers to her as Ceres. Ovid says “Ceres first turned the earth with the curved plough; she first gave corn and crops to bless the land; she first gave laws; all things are Ceres’ gift” (Ovid, 109). In Ovid’s account of the Rape of Persephone, he adds information about Cupid, Hades, Persephone, and introduces a nymph named Cyane. However, although…
21:685-687) love reduced her into a “maddened lover” who “roamed through all the city, like a doe / hit by an arrow.” (Virgil, Aeneid 97-98:96-97) On the other hand, in the Heroides, Aeneas’ absence of passion and love is the cause of Queen Dido’s downfall. Ovid also portrays Queen Dido engulfed in love, but Aeneas’ blatant rejection to accept or feel this emotion is worse than her…
relationship in which the husband and the wife work as a team for the benefit of the family. There is a clear shift from previous regime of viewing women as property to one of love and romance. Just like roman architecture and law, the principles that Ovid highlights in The Art of Love are applicable…
The Aeneid was then written in a time of great political and cultural change, as the established political order is replaced by an emperor. Ovid himself states, “...and the exiled Aeneas, the beginnings of lofty Rome: no Latin work is more famous.” (Ovid. Ars Amatoria. 3.337-38. in Solodow 110) He shows that to many, and certainly in his mind, the Aeneid is a fundamental text to the Romans. This is because any text that becomes vastly famous in a culture not only adds to that culture, but shows…
as he leaves the woman he loves to fulfill his destiny. The quote is relevant to many people and many texts, including Sophocles’ Oedipus and Ovid’s Metamorphoses. Oedipus stays true to his promise to punish King Lauis’ murderer. On the other hand, Ovid holds onto his responsibility as a poet, writing about passion overpowering duty. Aeneas’…
Ovid, one of Rome’s greatest poets, predicted that his fame would live on forever. So far, his prediction has proven accurate. In “Metamorphoses” Ovid depicts an unfavorable opinion of humanity in a way in which he almost see’s himself as separate from humanity. Ovid’s view of human nature is that it is innocent and predictable. As though it is the behavior of children. As the title suggests, Metamorphoses is a view of transformations of many kinds, from the obvious to the imprecise. The…
because change is inevitable. Continuing, Ovid tells the story of Apollo and Daphne. Apollo infuriates Cupid when they get into an argument. It began when Apollo asks Cupid why he would have a bow when it only “befits [his] brawn,” making Cupid outraged at the ridicule (Ovid 655). Cupid retaliates by shooting two arrows, one hitting Apollo and the other hitting Daphne. His vengeance causes “one [to fall] in love” and “the other [not to] hear of it” (Ovid 656). Apollo falls in love with Daphne…
Additionally, Ovid has two separate accounts of how the world came to be demonstrated by “Either the Architect of All, the author of the universe in order to beget a better world, created man from seed divine—or else Prometheus, son of Iapetus, made man by mixing new-made earth with fresh rainwater.”(Ovid, 6) A significant difference between these mythologies is the importance of man and god. Ovid demonstrates man to have a greater significance on earth…
For that situation, Ovid considers time to be the answer, “For time gives strength, time ripens tender grapes,/ and creates healthy crops from what were shoots.” Wikihow and Ovid also suggest filling up spare time with different activities to distract the heart and the mind. Thinking about your ex’s flaws might also be valuable according to Psychology Today and Ovid, since it constantly gives a reason not to date him or her anymore. Another…
in the Bible. The Hebrew belief is God creates the heavens and the earth. Likewise, in the Metamorphoses, Ovid seems to take the story of creation one step further by explaining in detail each day God creates. For example, in the Bible, God commands “Let the waters under the heaven be gathered together unto one place…and it was so.” (NIV Bible, Genesis 1:9) In the Metamorphoses, Ovid says, “And afterward he sent the waters streaming in all directions, ordered waves to swell under the…